Cord holder for irons



Nov. 8, 1949 A. J. PENCEK 2,487,585

CORD HOLDER FOR IRONS Filed Jan. 21, 1948 Inventor Anton J. PencekPatented Nov. 8, 1949 entries Firm 2,487,535.1 conn HOLDER .rommousAnton J. Penceli, Mfinessemla. mimstiomianusry 21, 194s; Serial No. asra2"Cl'aims. (o1..24s=-51l The-present invention relates to anovelapplimice, in theiform of an attachment for an-dronin board;,whichis expressly constructed to'holdza current conductingcord, such asaisused. ontpresentsday electric irons, and the; purposet of theinventioniisg' obviously,to allow-the cordctrr have free play toaccommodate movements of the iron in relation to the ironing board, butto prevent said cord from becoming tangled and otherwise disagreeablytwisted.

It is a matter of common knowledge that when one is ironing clothes onan ironing board, the cord, which has one end attached to the iron andthe other end provided with a plug fitted into a wall socket, becomesunmanageable and interferes with freedom of use of the iron, because ofkinks and snarls. Cord holders have been, of course, provided by others,and therefore, it is my object to improve upon known types of cordholders by providing one which is highly efficient and capable ofattaining the ends desired with the utmost of simplicity and emciency-More specifically, in carrying out the invention, I provide anattachment which is characterized by a clamp having an L-shaped bracketprovided with a socket, and there being another larger and longerL-shaped fixture, the latter providing a support for the cord, wherebythe intermediate portion of the cord is suspended in a plane well abovethe iron and ironing board, there being sufficient play in both endportions of the cord on opposite sides of the fixture, to achieve theends desired and to prevent cord tangling.

Other objects and advantages will become more readily apparent from thefollowing description and the accompanying illustrative drawings.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of an ironing board, showing in full anddotted lines the invention and mode of using same, and certain of theadvantages derived in using the holder.

Figure 2 is a top plan view, showing the details on a larger scale.

Figure 3 is a side elevational view of the structure seenin Figure 2.

Referring now to the drawings, it will be seen that the ironing board inFigure 1, is denoted by the reference character A, the iron by referencecharacter B and the wall socket structure by the reference character C.The ironing cord'has the usual plug D attached to the receptacle and hasportions E and F on opposite sides of the cord supporting attachment orholder.

The invention, the attachment, comprises a suitable C-shaped clamp 5,one arm 6 being adapted toe take a. position: on the underside. of theironing, board: and. being p vided with. a clamping. screw" 1: and,said. clamping screwcos operating, with 311850131181. or-r remainingarm, 8 which attachesio. the upper -side of theboard, Leshapedbracket isiormedintegrahwith the clamp; and includes-a shortthorizontal arm Standan upstanding or vertical arm I0 whose upper end portion is fashioned toprovide a socket II. The socket serves to receive the perpendicularportion l2 of the L-shaped swinging arm or fixture I3. The arm proper isdenoted at M. The short arm I2 is provided with a coiled spring l5,which is anchored on said arm at one end and anchored on the socket atthe opposite end, and thereby serves to normally pull the cord swingingand holding arm in a direction from left to right in Figure 1. Thisspring and arm means permits the portion F of the cord to pay out toaccommodate the movement of the iron to the far end of the board. Thespring I0 is to pull the cord and iron back. By attaching theintermediate portion to the outer end of the arm [4, a cord has amovable portion F and an accommodating and looping portion E which,under certain conditions, forms itself into a loop adjacent the wall asbrought out in Figure 1;

An appropriate clamp or clip I6 is provided on the outer end of the armand this comprises a plate portion H, which is pivotally connected as atl8 to said arm, and which carries a clamping jaw l9, partially closed byspring action 20, said jaw being hinged at 2| whereby to provide asimple clamp for the electric iron cord.

It is obvious that the holder serves as a slack pick-up means for thecord and that the L- shaped fixture is sufficiently accommodating andflexible to provide a degree of swing which is sumcient to allow freedomof action of said cord.

With this invention, the ironing cord clamp holds a cord between theiron and the clamp and disposes same clear of board and work, and thecord supporting arm moves from the extreme position in dotted lines atthe right in Figure 1, to the full line position shown in the samefigure as the iron moves over the work, and during which time the cordis kept clear of the work and thus kept free of entanglement with theiron regardless of the position of the iron. The invention, if used,will substantially eliminate eX- asperating ironing conditions faced bythe housewife when using the ordinary cord and iron arrangement.

A careful consideration of the foregoing description in conjuntion withthe invention as illustrated in the drawings will enable the reader toobtain a clear understanding and impression of the alleged features ofmerit and novelty suflicient to clarify the construction of theinvention as hereinafter claimed.

Minor changes in shape, size, materials and rearrangement of parts maybe restorted to in actual practice so long as no departure is made fromthe invention as claimed.

Having described the invention what is claimed as new is:

1. An attachment for an ironing board adapted to accommodate, elevateand hold an ironing cord clear of the working surface of an ironingboard and iron when the iron is actively in motion and use comprising anironing board clamp, said clamp being provided with an upstandingL-shaped bracket, the upright portion of said said bracket beingprovided with a socket, a. swingable L-shaped fixture comprising ahorizontal long arm and a vertical short arm, said short arm beinghingedly mounted in said socket, a coiled spring surrounding said shortarm and having one end attached to the socket and its opposite endattached to the short arm.

' 2. An attachment for an ironing board adapted to elevate and suspendan ironing cord clear of the working surface of an ironing board andiron when the iron is in use comprising an ironing board clamp, saidclamp being provided with an integral vertically disposable L-shapedbracket, the upright portion of said bracket having a socket, aone-piece L-shaped fixture comprising a horizontal long arm and avertical short arm, said short arm being hingedly mounted in saidsocket, a coiled spring surrounding said short arm and having one endattached to the socket and the opposite end attached to the short arm,and a clamp for said cord pivotally mounted on the outer end of the longarm.

' ANTON J. PENCEK.

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